Umicore and Solvay sell SolviCore joint venture to Toray

6:49 AM, 1st July 2015

Umicore and Solvay sell SolviCore joint venture to Toray

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM: Umicore NV and Solvay SA said that they have sold their respective 50 percent stakes in joint venture SolviCore to Japanese chemical company Toray International Inc.

Since its inception in 2006, SolviCore has built up a strong portfolio of clients for its membrane electrode assemblies used in fuel cells and proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolysis. SolviCore will benefit from Toray’s expertise in fuel cell materials and experience in mass production and will remain based in the Hanau-Wolfgang Industriepark near Frankfurt, they said.

Both Solvay and Umicore will continue to be active in the fuel cell material market. Solvay will focus on its core competence in advanced materials that will enable key innovation in the fuel cell industry for mobility, stationary and other markets. Umicore will focus on its core competence in catalysis and continue to develop and commercialize electro-catalysts for the fuel cell industry, the companies said.

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